Week in Pictures

7 days in 15 photos

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An Afghan refugee wrapped, in a thermal blanket faces the sea after he and others arrived late in the night on a dinghy from the Turkish coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, early Thursday, Oct. 8 , 2015. More than 500,000 people have arrived in the European Union this year, seeking sanctuary or jobs and sparking the EU’s biggest refugee emergency in decades. (Muhammed Muheisen/AP)

Presenting the most compelling images from the last seven days, as selected by the Maclean’s photo department. Editor’s note: One of the images below depicts a man killed in Jerusalem’s Old City, and may be disturbing for some readers.
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